1.   And Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, has not said whether he would sign the bill if it reached his desk.

2.   And President Bush has indicated that he would sign any aviation security bill that reaches his desk.

3.   And President Clinton has warned that he will veto the legislation if it reaches his desk with the provision.

4.   And the Justice Department had recommended that President Clinton veto the bill if it reached his desk.

5.   And President Clinton, who strongly supports the legislation, is expected to sign it into law when it reaches his desk in the next few days.

6.   As it turned out, the case of the Florida murderer was still on appeal and there was little Chiles could do about it before it reached his desk.

7.   At the White House, President Clinton on Thursday repeated his threat to veto the spending bill if it reached his desk without significant changes.

8.   Bijur said at his press conference that the anger of consumers was already reaching his desk.

9.   A spokeswoman for Gov. Michael Leavitt of Utah, a Republican, said Leavitt was likely to sign the bill when it reached his desk.

10.   After signing several gun-control measures in his first term, Davis told several authors of legislation this year that he would veto anything that reached his desk.